How to import a module as __main__?

Question

I have a module that has the usual

if __name__ == \'__main__\':
    do stuff...

idiom.

I\'d like to import that from another module

Answer 1

As pointed out in the other answers, this is a bad idea, and you should solve the issue some other way.

Regardless, the way Python does it is like this:

import runpy
result = runpy._run_module_as_main("your.module.name"))